Draining device for flowerpots



A. s. MULLER 1,992,878

Feb. 26, 1935.

- DRAINING DEVICE FOR FLOWERPOTS Filed Sept. 2l, 1933 l I l ATTO YPatented Feb. 26, 1935 y 1,992,878

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DRAINING DEVICE FOR FLOWERPOTS AnthonySeverous Muller, Pontiac, Mich. Application September 21, 1933, SerialNo. 690,453

1 Claim. (Cl. 47-38) The invention relates to means fordraining peatmoss, or the like, designated 14. The recepexcess water from the earthin flower pots to pretacle 13 has a circumferential Wall thatintimatevent the earth from becoming sour and losing 1y engages thesloping circumferential Wall 0f its fertility, and has for its principalobject the the pot 10, and iS provided` With drains 15 havprovision of adevice of the character stated that ing OverOW Openings 16 that are aSShOWn 5 is reasonable in cost of manufacture and ex- Spaeed abOVe thebOttOIn 17'0f the reeeptaele S0 tremely effective in Operation, thatwater entering the receptacle will be re- A further object of theinventionis the protained therein until there is a suiiicient quanvsionof a draining device for flower pots comtty to overflow through theOpenings 16. and

prising a receptacle that is` removably replacethus provide forsaturation of the charcoal or 10 able in a flower pot to contain anabsorbent, with other absorbent material 14 in the receptacle,

a removable top for the receptacle provided with the moisture 0f theSaturated material being perforations so that excess water from theearth taken up by evaporation and capillary attracsupported on the coveror top may drain into tion by the earth in the pot, and furthermore thereceptacle, the receptacle being provided it Will he apparent that the100t5 0f the Plant 15 `with an overflow spaced above its bottom so as inthe POt W111 nd their Wal7 ntO the reCeDtaCle to retain a quantity ofwater in the receptacle t0 take up the InOSture thereinto saturate thematerial therein and that will The receptacle is preferably closed by alid or serve to moisten the earth in the flower pot. @over 18 havingl aplurality 0f Openings 19, Said 20 `The invention will be described indetail herelid or cover being adapted to support the earth 2o inafterand will be found illustrated in the acin the pot and the perforationsor openings 19 companying drawing, in which to permit` excess Watersupplied to the earth to Figure 1 is a View in elevation of a flowerpot, drain into the receptacle- Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view ona plane In Figure 5 iS ShOWn a lnOded fOIrn 0f the indicated by the line2 2 of Figure 1, drain openings, designated 15', having a rounded 25`Figures 3 and 4 aretransverse sectional views t0n in Which iS Prevideda Single drain Openon planes indicated by the lines 3 3, and 4 4, ing16.

respectively, of Figure 2, and What is claimed is:-

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view show- In Combination With a110We1 Det having an ing a slightly modified form of drain for theinwardly and downwardly sloping circumferen- 30 receptacle. tial wall, areceptacle mountedv in said flower In the drawing similar referencecharacters Dot having a circumferential Wall inclined to inare used todesignate corresponding parts in all timately engage the inner face ofthe wall cirthe views. cumferential of the flower pot and spaced above Aflower pot is shown at 10, the form selected its bottom, absorbentmaterial contained inthe 35 for illustration being the usual conicalpot, havreceptacle to meisten earth in the flower pot, an ing aninwardly and downwardly sloping ciroverflow for said receptacle spacedabove its cumferential wall, and is provided with a drawbottom to retainwater in the receptacle to satoiT valve 11 located near its bottom 12.urate said absorbent'material, and a perforated Spaced above the bottomof the flower pot is cover for said receptacle seated on the upper 40 areceptacle 13 that is adapted to contain abedge of the circumferentialwall thereof. sorbent material, suchfor instance as charcoal, ANTHONYSEVEROUS MULLER.

